How to trade internationally

How to trade internationally

Join John Carroll, Head of International at Santander and David Riches, British Chambers of Commerce at 1pm on 25th November for useful tips and advice

British businesses could be missing out on international trade opportunities due to lack of confidence or understanding of what support is available.

Have you considered trading internationally, but weren’t sure where to begin? Whether you want to import or export goods or services, you need to think about the markets you are targeting, understand the rules and regulations of trading in those markets and know how to build relationships with potential foreign customers. Most importantly, do you know who to turn to to get this information and support?

Businesses need to have the confidence to speak to advisors such as their accountants and banks, as well as trade organisations like the British Chambers of Commerce. These are important sources of information and can be turned to for their experiences, knowledge and connections in order to overcome the challenges associated with international trade.

Joining us is John Carroll, Head of International at Santander and David Riches from the British Chambers of Commerce to discuss some of the opportunities and challenges of trading overseas and to provide advice on what to consider before taking those all-important first steps. They will also look at how international networks can help companies when they are initially setting up trading partnerships.

Log on to our WebTV show where David Riches and John Carroll will be offering their expertise on all the key elements you need to consider before trading internationally.

Presenter

Louise Perry

Louise Trained at Laine Theatre Arts, she began her professional career in musical theatre in show’s such as ‘Fame, ‘Return To the Forbidden Planet’ and ‘Patsy Cline’ before moving into presenting. She is a warm and versatile presenter with a wealth of experience. Over the last few years Louise has presented programmes on everything from sports & news to Lifestyle and travel.

Within the corporate market she is a popular choice for companies who want an intelligent, outgoing and friendly face representing their company, either on a video, at a product launch or an exhibition.

Louise loves shopping and has been fortunate enough to work within shopping telly. Launching JML’s infomercial channel followed by their live channel eeZee TV. She has worked right across Europe hosting a variety of infomercials on all sorts of products from pillows to slimming pants!

She is probably best known as the face of London’s travel, having worked for both GMTV and London Tonight. She now keeps the nation on the move on BBC Radio 5 live and manages to combine that with her work as a professional singer and voice over artist.

With her entertainment background, Louise is passionate about the theatre, cinema and music, but her biggest love (apart from her husband, two children, one cat and a rabbit) is Liverpool football club, the first word she ever spoke was Goal!